Government to influence C7 design?
01-28-2010, 06:12 PM
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Actually the government stepped in this time to avoid the same mistakes they made in 1929.
In the 1929 event, government did nothing at the critical events post original 1929 crash. The only reason we escaped the original great depression was WW II.
Thank our lucky stars they jumped in this time or we would be in the same position as the great depression.
That being said, I don't believe they want to steal our precious C7 design.
But being a general stakeholder for the general public, I would think they do have a say in the direction of the company right now.
There seems to be a lot of people on the board for GM that knows nothing about the automobile industry.
With that point said, I do believe that anything is possible right now however very unlikely.
We are in uncharted waters right now. With inexperienced executive leadership (with respect to the automobile industry) at the board level something out of left field would not surprise me.
Andy
In the 1929 event, government did nothing at the critical events post original 1929 crash. The only reason we escaped the original great depression was WW II.
Thank our lucky stars they jumped in this time or we would be in the same position as the great depression.
That being said, I don't believe they want to steal our precious C7 design.
But being a general stakeholder for the general public, I would think they do have a say in the direction of the company right now.
There seems to be a lot of people on the board for GM that knows nothing about the automobile industry.
With that point said, I do believe that anything is possible right now however very unlikely.
We are in uncharted waters right now. With inexperienced executive leadership (with respect to the automobile industry) at the board level something out of left field would not surprise me.
Andy
if anything you may see a HP based C7 and a fule friendly based C7. possibly a larger price tag for the powerful C7 to help cut down/screw buyers. Just a thought!But like Andy said our government now owns GM if they say no high HP Vette well...no high HP Vette, and we all know the government is not concerned about the C7 and its buyers. they are concerned about our planet...no scratch that, i mean taking over the planet
01-29-2010, 02:13 PM
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Actually the government stepped in this time to avoid the same mistakes they made in 1929.
In the 1929 event, government did nothing at the critical events post original 1929 crash. The only reason we escaped the original great depression was WW II.
Thank our lucky stars they jumped in this time or we would be in the same position as the great depression.
That being said, I don't believe they want to steal our precious C7 design.
But being a general stakeholder for the general public, I would think they do have a say in the direction of the company right now.
There seems to be a lot of people on the board for GM that knows nothing about the automobile industry.
With that point said, I do believe that anything is possible right now however very unlikely.
We are in uncharted waters right now. With inexperienced executive leadership (with respect to the automobile industry) at the board level something out of left field would not surprise me.
Andy
In the 1929 event, government did nothing at the critical events post original 1929 crash. The only reason we escaped the original great depression was WW II.
Thank our lucky stars they jumped in this time or we would be in the same position as the great depression.
That being said, I don't believe they want to steal our precious C7 design.
But being a general stakeholder for the general public, I would think they do have a say in the direction of the company right now.
There seems to be a lot of people on the board for GM that knows nothing about the automobile industry.
With that point said, I do believe that anything is possible right now however very unlikely.
We are in uncharted waters right now. With inexperienced executive leadership (with respect to the automobile industry) at the board level something out of left field would not surprise me.
Andy
If anything, the Corvette is GM's flagship model, and is excellent PR & sales for them. They haven't screwed a 'vette up yet, and won't.
Max
01-29-2010, 03:49 PM
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just what GM needs, advice from Toyota on how to screw up a perfectly good car. Oh yeah, a bench seat would be nice too, and 0-60 in 9.5 seconds? I think keeping the Corvette in tact is much more important than saving the planet...
02-04-2010, 11:46 AM
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So last week I was flying buisness class preparing a power point presentation of my hopes for the C7 to present to my local Corvette club. This nosey pin head next to me buts in and starts asking questions about what I'm doing. So I fed him the biggest line of crap I've ever done telling him how I'm an automotive expert hired by the government! I made up a bunch of crap like putting a bench seat in the car and using electric motors from the Prius.
The best part is, he believed me!
The best part is, he believed me!
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02-04-2010, 12:21 PM
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I used to hate history and found it boring during grade school years.
Now at the ripe age of 40, I find it fascinating.
Current politics aside: the government was prudent and did step in appropriately this time around. In 1929 they hoped the market would correct itself, they were wrong. Even the large federally funded projects to put Americans back to work (ie Hoover Dam), was not enough to bring us out of the Great Depression, only WWII did that.
History tends to repeat itself, the question is: are we smart enough to be aware of past events and learn from our mistakes, and wise enough to proactively avoid the same potential historical events? It appears someone in government is, and has access to the power players.
Otherwise it could have been much much nastier this time around.
Now at the ripe age of 40, I find it fascinating.
Current politics aside: the government was prudent and did step in appropriately this time around. In 1929 they hoped the market would correct itself, they were wrong. Even the large federally funded projects to put Americans back to work (ie Hoover Dam), was not enough to bring us out of the Great Depression, only WWII did that.
History tends to repeat itself, the question is: are we smart enough to be aware of past events and learn from our mistakes, and wise enough to proactively avoid the same potential historical events? It appears someone in government is, and has access to the power players.
Otherwise it could have been much much nastier this time around.
02-04-2010, 06:53 PM
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Learned anything?
I used to hate history and found it boring during grade school years.
Now at the ripe age of 40, I find it fascinating.
Current politics aside: the government was prudent and did step in appropriately this time around. In 1929 they hoped the market would correct itself, they were wrong. Even the large federally funded projects to put Americans back to work (ie Hoover Dam), was not enough to bring us out of the Great Depression, only WWII did that.
History tends to repeat itself, the question is: are we smart enough to be aware of past events and learn from our mistakes, and wise enough to proactively avoid the same potential historical events? It appears someone in government is, and has access to the power players.
Otherwise it could have been much much nastier this time around.
Now at the ripe age of 40, I find it fascinating.
Current politics aside: the government was prudent and did step in appropriately this time around. In 1929 they hoped the market would correct itself, they were wrong. Even the large federally funded projects to put Americans back to work (ie Hoover Dam), was not enough to bring us out of the Great Depression, only WWII did that.
History tends to repeat itself, the question is: are we smart enough to be aware of past events and learn from our mistakes, and wise enough to proactively avoid the same potential historical events? It appears someone in government is, and has access to the power players.
Otherwise it could have been much much nastier this time around.
02-04-2010, 09:26 PM
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So last week I was flying buisness class preparing a power point presentation of my hopes for the C7 to present to my local Corvette club. This nosey pin head next to me buts in and starts asking questions about what I'm doing. So I fed him the biggest line of crap I've ever done telling him how I'm an automotive expert hired by the government! I made up a bunch of crap like putting a bench seat in the car and using electric motors from the Prius.
The best part is, he believed me!
The best part is, he believed me!
